Bottle-capping machine.



No. 860,787. PATENTED JULY 23, 1907.

H. S. BREWINGTON. I

BOTTLE GAPPIN G MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 9, 1906.

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No. 860,787. PATENTED JULY 23, 1907. H. s. BREWINGTON.

BOTTLE GAPPING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 9. 1906.

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PATENTED JULY 23, 1907.

H. S. BREWINGTON. BOTTLE GAPPING MACHINE.

APPLIOATION FILED AUG. 9. 1906.

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H. S. BREWINGTO-N. BOTTLE GAPPING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 9. 1906.

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PATENTED JULY 23, 1907.

H. S. BREWINGI'ON.

BOTTLE GAPPING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 9. 1906.

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HENRY S. BREWINGTON, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

I 'To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY S. BREWINGTON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Baltimore city, State of Maryland, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in Bottle-Capping Machines, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in rotary bottle cappingmachines, and is adapted to automaticl ally feed a'suitablyshaped metalcap to a point where it is engaged with the head'of a bottle, and bybending a portion or portions of the flange of the cap intolockingcontact with the bottle head it is secured thereon.-

It is the object of my invention to provide a machine of this class inwhich the cap feeding mechanism instead of being operated by hand isautomatically accomplished by the machine. By means of rotary carriers,the bottles are presented singly in line with'the capping mechanism andby the means of the hopper mechanism, the caps are fed one ata time intothe crowning head or mechanism and as the head descends it automaticallysecures the cap therein contained on the head of the bottle, which bycertain mechanism to be more particularly hereinafter described hascaused the bottle to be moved along until it is in direct line with thecapping head. After being capped the bottle is released from the cappinghead and continues on its way by means of the rotation of the tableuntil it reaches a point where it is swept therefrom by means of an armor it can be removed by hand. The capping head or mechanism is soconstructed that variations in bottle heads are overcome as well as thevariations to a certain degree as to the height of bottles, while therotary table is constructed so thatit may be raised and lowered so thatthe machine may be adapted for the use of bottles of different size. Thecap feeding. mechanism and the bottle feeding device as'well as themechanism of securing the cap on the bottle head is operated from asinglesource of power, the several steps in the operation of the entiremachine being 'so related as to insurea steady and continuous automaticaction of the machine, and to do so in such a manner that there islittle or no vibration about the machine such as would cause the gasesto rise from the contents of the bottles when being used in the bottlingof goods of this nature.

With these ends in view the invention consists in certain novel featuresof construction and combinations of parts which will be hereinafterdescribed, and pointed out in the appended claims.

Inthe accompanying drawings forming a part of this specificationFigure 1is a general front view of the machine, shown partly in section. Fig. 2is a view of the crank for elevating and lowering the table of themachine. Fig. 3 is a general side view of the machine with some partsomitted for clearness. Fig. 4 is an assem- Specification of LettersPatent. Application filed August 9, 1906- Serial No. 329,878-

"'BOTTLE-GAPPING MACHINE.

Patented July 23, 1907.

bled view of 'the capping cylinder shown mostly in section. 5 is a topplan view of the'capping cylinder. Fig.6 is a top plan of the; assembledflexible ring for closingthe bending fingers. Fig. 7 is an elevation ofFig. 10 is a front view of the hopper, which faces the left hand side ofthe machine.

Fig. 11. is a side view or the hopper as seen from the front of themachine; -the operative parts being shown in section. Fig. 12 is asectional view of the tumbling and selecting chamber of thehopper. Fig.13 is a partial inside View of the same. Fig. 14 is a small edge view ofthe chamber, showing one outlet for crowns with a crown in position forpassing out. Fig. 15 is a full size-view of a crown to show more clearlythe exact shape of the outline, which is utilized for selecting thecrowns. view of the mechanism for tucking the crown up from the chuteinto the bending jaws. Fig. 17 is an elevation, and Fig. 18 is an endview of the'said mechanism. Fig. 19 is a partial general plan of themachine with the inner column broken off at the point indicated by (a)Fig. 16 is a plan in Fig. 1, and the top parts of machine removed. Thisview shows the arrangement of the 8 crowning heads arranged around andbolted to the revolvingchamber,

also the plan of starting lever connection to the friction clutch foroperating the machine.

In Fig. 1-A is the base of the machine, 1. 1. are the two supportingsides for the table 2. B is the base part of central column, which isbolted to base A, G is a re-' volving sleeve loosely fitted to column B,so as to re-. volve freely, and having a projecting flange 3 on itslower extremity to which is attached the bevel ring gear 4 by means ofthe bolts 5. 5., fitted into the lower side of flange 3 is a ballbearing ring 6, being located opposite to a ball bearing ring 7 fittedinto the base of column B, and being provided with thrust balls 8. 8. to

carry the weight of sleeve 0 and the parts attached,

secure split nut 10 after adjusting, it is 'provided with two clampingscrews at 13. 13. Cage Dis provided with cylinders 14, one of which isshown externally and a second one in section. Within each cylinder isinclosed a plunger head 15 connected to a plunger rod 1.6, which isprovided on its lower end with two nuts 17, for the purpose of changingthe tension of resisting spring 18 by a greater or less degree ofcompression,

after adjusting the amount or compression on spring 18. The plunger headis adjusted to the height of the table 2 by means of the threaded plug19, through which the plunger rod 16 is iree to slide. The plunger head15 is provided With'a cushion bul'icr plate 20 to overcome theirregularity in the shape of bottles' by conforming therewith, and alsoto absorb the shock occasioned by the sealing action. Adjustably securedto the top of cage D by screws at 21 are the bottle guides 22 for thepurpose of centralizing the bottle on the cushion buffer plate 20. Thesebottle guidcs.are of different size, adapted to the various size ofbottles being acted upon, and are selected and placed in position beforestarting the sealing process.

Shaft 23 with its pinion gears 24, crank handle 25, Fig. 2, ratchet gear26, Fig. 1, pawl 27, secured by bolt 28 (rack 29, secured to thevertical slide 30, by bolts 31, shown in Fig. 3), table braces 32, Fig.1, clamping bolts 33 and 34 are all parts of mechanism having for theirpurpose the elevating and lowering of the table 2. The action of thismechanism is more clearly shown in Fig. 3 and will be described furtheron.

Secured'to the periphery of sleeve G by means of bolts 35 and 36 are aseries of crowning heads E corresponding in number to the cylinders incage 0, each one being arranged in a central, vertical line, directlyover its corresponding cylinder in said cage. ltollcr 37,'attached tothe sliding part 38 by a roller pin at 39 is acted upon by astationarycam 40, which in turn is securely iastened to the top plate 41.

The interior construction of the crowning heads Eis iully shown insectional view Fig. 4, and its action will be described further on.

Top plate 41 is tightly fitted upon the upper end ol' column B, and issecured thereto by any suitable means, its principal function being toprovide a stable support for cam 40, also to carry the hopper F whichcontains the supply of crowns to be placed upon the bottles being actedupon. The bottom part of hopper F is iormed by a metal casting 42, whichis extended at the rear to form a bearing 43, for shaft 44, which shaltextends through said hopper F to a bearing 45 at the opposite side ofthe hopper. The casting 42 is bored out at 46 and is fitted tightly onthe top end of column B, its lower surface resting on top plate 4].,thus iorming a support for the hopper F; casting 42 is further supportedby two projecting feet cast thereon, one of which is shown at 47; thesefoot rest upon the bosses on plate 41, and are secured to the saine byscrews 48.

Directly underneath plate 41 and firmly secured to the revolving sleeveC is the grooved pulley 49, around i this pulley 49 passes a round belt50, which is guided upward by two idlers 51, which run on pins afiixedto plate 41, the belt 50, then passes upward, and around pulley 52,which is ailixed to shaft 44, power being transmitted to the machine bythe pulley 72 on the shaft 74, and through the pinion gear 87, to thebevel gear4, which is secured on the revolving sleeve 0 at its lowerextremity; groove pulley 49 being secured to the upper end of the sleevetransmits its motion to belt 50, which passes around idlers 51, andtransmits its motion to pulley 52, which in turn drives shaft 44, whichgives the rotary motion to the tumbling disk 53 on the front side of thehopper F. Set collar 54 is secured to shaft 44 to hold it in a lateralposit ion.

Crown chute 55, with its removable cover 56 is allixcd to the circularpart of hoppcr F at 57, and provides a means for crowns to pass from thetumbling disk 52' downward to the mouth of the closing dcvicc which isinclosed in part 58.

59 is a supporting arm for carrying the tuckcr bar iii) and itsattachments; arm 59 is stationary and is supported at one end by abearing with a removable cap 6] which encircles the revolving sleeve 1and is ll ioscly fitted thereto. The other end oi the arm 5!) is clampedto a stand 62 by means of the clamping nut and slud 63. This stud isfree to move vertically through a slot 64 in stand 62, for the purposeof raising and lowcring the table 2 suitably for the dil'lcrcnt hcightsoi bot tics, after adjusting the height oi the stud it lhcn sccurclyclamped to stand (52 by a clamping nut [$23, the slaud 62 being in turnpermanently sccurcd to table 2 by screws at (35.

The support (36 is secured to the plate 148, which in turn is secured tothe arm 59, forthc purpose of supporting the chute 55, at the point (37,also for sustaining the weight of the arm 59 when'the clamping nut U? isreleased. The chute 55 passes through snpporl (it; at the pointindicated. Support (i6 is secured by bolts 68 to carrying bars 69 (oneof which is shown in lhis view) which are sccurcd on their upper ends toplate 41 by screws at 70.

H is a circular bevel gear, attached to l('\'i)l\"lll sleeve and whichrevolves pinion 72; ihc function of pinion 72 will be described inconnection with Figs. '1 (i, 17 and 18, where the whole tucking deviceis shown in detail.

In Fig. 3 is shown a side elevation of machine, wilh two of the crowningheads E in position.

72 is the driving pulley, attached to the friction clutch 73, bothrevolving loosely on driving shall; 74, clutch 73 being operated upon bylork lcvcr 75 lulcrumcd in stand 76 and connected by bar 77 to operatinghand lever 78, which in turn is iulcrumed on stand 7!). This drivingpulley, clutch, starting lever and connections are of the ordinaryconventional type in common use on machines of this class and [or whichno claim oi novelty is made, and further description is deemedunnecessary.

80 are two stay rods both shown in Fig. 19 in section. rigidly securedto base A by threads and check nuts Si at their lower cuds, and passingthrough'top plalc ii at their upper ends, and giving rigidity to thesame by clamping nuts 81. 81. on the upper and lowcr sidcs thereof.These provide increased rcsistancc to the thrust of cam 40 as shown inFig. 1, when acting against roller 37.

82 is an extension casting, bolting to base A at 83 and 84 in thepresent case, but this can be made a part of base A ii found desirable.Exlcnsion 82 provides bearings at 85 and 86 for driving shuit 74.

Bevel pinion 87 which is keyed last to shaft 74 transmits its motion toring gear 4 by its teeth engaging therein, which in turn transmitsmotion to the revolving sleeve C and parts attached thereto.

When it is desired to raise table 2 the crank 25, Fig. 2, is'placed onshaft 23 and turned to the left. The pinion 24 shown in Fig. 1 beingkeyed on the shalt 23 and engaging in rack 29 raises the slide supports30. 30.

and the table 2 attached to the desired height. ihc

part in sleeve .0 shown at 90 in Fig. 3. The body 13' being firmlyfastened to sleeve 0 by bolts 36. Body' E Fig. "4 is cylindrically"bored on lines 91 to'permit the downward sliding motion of 38 in theaction of .crowning. Sliding part 38 has an extension sleeve 92,threaded on its exterior part at 93 and permanently secured by screw 94to afford a long bearing surface.

Key 95 is secured to sleeve 92 by rivets 96 and sliding in the key way97 in the body cast-ing E to prevent its rotating.

goiled spring 98 rests on the lower inner surface of body'E at point 99its upper end abutting against the "inner surface of slide 38' at point100, its function being to keep the roller 37 pressed against cam 40,Fig. 1, and to bringslide 38,.Fig. 4 back to its normal position, afterbeing depressed downwardly by the roller 37 passing under the curvedsurface of cam 40,'Fig. 1.

.. Slide 38, Fig. 4 has an inner projecting sleeve 101, with a threadedend at 102, on which-is screwed the connecting sleeve 103 which passesdownwardlythrough a sliding joint in body E at point 104 at the lowerend of connecting sleeve 103. It is threaded internally at .point 105 toreceive the connecting plug 106. .Plug 106 has an external thread at 107on which is screwed the guide 58. Guide 58 is of cylindrical form andhas a bell-shaped ppening 108 at its lower end to guide the top of thebottle entering centrally, towards the crimping fingers 109.

110 is a flexible closing ring, shown in plan in Fig. 6 and in elevationin Fig. 7. This closing ring is cut in any desired number of parts, soas to conform to the irregularities of a bottle head and has .a numberof grooves 111 cut around it, within these grooves 111 are placedspringrings 112. Their compressing action causing the ring.l10 to closethe crimping fingers 109 4-5 which are similarly made of a number ofindividual parts (in the case shown of 16) against the metal top on thecrown, bendingthe same under the projecting lip formed around the top ofthe bottle being sealed and by their -adjustability conforming thereto.

1 113 is a central spindle for pressing downwardly on the crown beingcrimped against its cupped lower end at point 114. Spindle 113 ispre'sseddownwardly by coiled spring 115, which abuts against the bearing116, formed in the lower end of slide 38, through which spindle 113 isfree to slide. The opposite and lower end of I spring 115 rests againstthe threaded sleeve 116 which is screwed on spindle 113. Said sleeve 116being ad; justable by means of a spanner introduced through the openingsat 117, through the threaded sleeve 118 for the purpose of changing thetension of spring 115.

Threadedsleeve 118 acts asastop to the upward motion of spindle 113 bycoming in contact with collar119 'formed on spindle 113. Sleeve 118 isalso adjustable outwardly. In case a crown passes partly through open-The downward motion of spindle 113 is limited by its coming in contactwith the shoulder 121 formed on the inner surface of sleeve 103. I Acollar 122 is formed onspindle 113 for the purpose of forming a guide tothe same. Around spindle 113 is formed an annular groove at 123 forcarrying the ball shaped ends 109 of the crimping fingers 109, therebysupporting the fingers in position and furnishing a hinge for theirswinging movement in the action of crowning. 1

Fig. 10 is a front elevation of hopper F showing the spider shapedbearing support 45 for shaft 44; the cover I ring 124, the supports69.69. which carry the tucking device, shown in Figs. 16, .17 and 18.Fig. 10 also shows by the dotted circles at point 125 the location ofcrowns in the tumbling chamber 53, Fig. 1 and the direction which theyfollow in passing into the chute 55.

Fig. 11 is a side view of hopper F showing the tumbling chamber 53 insection. 125 is thecircular front part ofthe hopper in section, withinwhich is formed the channel 126 for conveying the crowns to chute 55which is secured to the hopper by screws at point 127. 128. 128 areopenings through tumbling'chamber 53',

-through'which the crowns pass outwardly. This is It is evident that thecrowns can only pass through 9-5 openings 128 when they have assumed theposition desired for being passed through chute 55, Fig. 1, so as to Ibe presented to thebottle, with the open side downward. In Fig. 15 isshown a crown 132 with the depression or groove extending around thesame at point 133. The location of this groove 133 being nearer the top,or' closed side of the crowns is thus utilized for the purpose of onlyallowing them to pass into chute 55 in the. desired position. Pin 134secures the tumbling chamber 53 to shaft 44, Fig. 11 so aszto rotatewith it in operation. This chamber. 53 tumbles the crowns which havebeen supplied to hopper F so that as they assume many positions each onefinally presents itself to the opening 128 in the only way in which itcan pass '110 ing 128 and by reason of the chute 55 and the channel 126being already full to the'point where the crowns are delivered into thechannel or from any other cause,

it is carried to the upperpart of chamber 53 in its circular movement,which is indicated by an arrow 135,

being supported by clamping. bolt 63 which secures it to table stand 62,as shown in Fig. 1. Upon arm 59, Fig. 17 is bolted a bearing support 136which carries the bevel pinion gear 72, with its shaft 137, indicated bydotted lines, and its spur gear 138. Spur gear 138 is geared into spurgear 139 attached to its spindle 140.

Gear 138is also geared into a similar gear 141 on its lower sidegear 141having a spindle 142. On the ends of spindles 140 and 142 are securedtwo disks, numbered respectively 143 and 144, motion being transmittedto this train of gears from ring gear 71. Disks 143 and 144 rotate inthe same direction (indicated by arrows) and .raise the tucker bar 00,which is attached to the disks by bearings 145, 146; on the upper end oftucker bar 60 is a round button 1.47. This button enters the crown whichhas assumed its proper position at the lower end of chute 55, Fig. 1 atthe instant that one of the crowning heads E is in a central positionover the same. As the head E continues traveling in its circular path,concentric to center of column B, the pusher bar 60 raises the crowninto the crowning head where it is seized and held in position by theyielding crimping fingers 109, Fig. 4, and then descends to repeat theoperation, at the time when the next succeeding head E arrives in acentral position over the same. There being eight times as many teeth inthe ring gear 71, Fig. 17, as there are in the pinion gear 72, thecomplete operation is successively performed on each of the heads E, E,etc., as they pass the proper point. Attention is directed to the motionimparted to the tucking bar 60 by the rotation of the disks 143 and 144as shown in Fig. 18, the bar is not only raised to a sufficient heightto place the crown in the crimping fingers 109, Fig. 4, but it is alsomade to travel in the direction in which the heads E, E, are moving atthe same approximate speed, and in approximately the same path in whichthe heads E, E are traveling, the two motions being sufilcientlyidentical to cause the device to fulfil its function, for example: Whilethe tucker bar 60 is manifestly traveling in a vertical plane while thesealing head is traveling in a horizontal plane, it is explained that,as the crank pins 145 and 146 which propel the tucker bar arrives at apoint one-half its vertical travel as in the position shown in Fig. 18,(which is the point selected for the action to be utilized to raise thetucker bar for the purpose of inserting the crown 'in the sealing head),and after this time and during the time that the said crank pins aretraversing the upper half of their revolution they are also traveling ina horizontal plane in the same direction as that of the sealing head,and, as stated, they travel approximately in the same path, in otherwords, they are both traveling upward in a vertical plane and forward(in approximately the same path as the sealing head) in a horizontalplane.

The actionmf the complete machine is as follows: The hopper F, Fig. 1.having been supplied with a sufficient quantity of crowns, the machineis started by the operator pulling the lever 78, Fig. 3 towards himself,and throwing in the clutch 73, motion being communicated to therevolving parts as previously described. The crowns are tumbled inchamber 53, Fig. 11-, until a sufficient quantity have been dischargedthrough the openings -12s. 128, Fig. 13, into chute 55, Fig. 1. Theoperator then places the bottles to be sealed on the flexible disks 20as they pass around before him. The guides 22 assisting in locating thebottles centrally, as they pass around the machine, the slidingparts 38of the crowning heads E, Fig. 4 are forced downwardly by the roller 37coming in contact with the cam 40, Fig. 1, and the crowns which havebeencrimping fingers 109, Fig. 4 by the action of the tucking devicepreviously described are forced upon the top of the bottle and held bythe resisting force of spring 115 placed in the acting upon centralspindle 113, a continued downward movement of slide 38 compresses spring115 and the compressing ring 110 moves downward against the curvedpartof fingers 109 and forces them inwardly, clenching the lower edge ofthe crown flange around and partly underneath the outside annular ringon the top. of the bottle. Should a bottle be longer than the length forwhich the machine has been adjusted, such extra length has been providedior'by the spring 18, Fig. 1, which allows the bottle to descend intothe cylinder D, and after the full downward movement of slide 38, Fig. 4due to the action of cam 40, has been completed, roller 37 leaves cam40, Fig. 1 and the moving parts in cylinder D assume their normalposition. The slide 38, Fig. 4 with its attached parts, also is liftedback to its normal height by the action of spring 98, which has beencompressed to an extent equal to the downward movement resulting fromthe action of cam 40 against roller 37. The bottle is now free to beremoved from the machine, and this cycle of operations can be continuedas long as the operator places bottles in position to be crowned, andthe supply of crowns in the hopper is maintained.

Slight changes might be resorted to in the form and arrangement of theseveral parts herein described without departing from the spirit andscopeof my invention and hence I do not desire to limit myself to theexact construction as herein set forth; but,

Having described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is z 1. A machine for applying crown Seals tobottles, comprising a series of rotatable sealing heads, means for automatically feeding crowns thereto, a series of bottle supportingdevices, means for rotating the heads and supporting devices in unison,and means for causing the sealing heads to descend and ascend from thesupporting devices during such rotation, substantially as described.

2. A machine for applying crown seals to bottles comprising a series ofrotatable sealing heads, means for antomatically feeding crowns thereto,a series of bottle supporting devices adjustable with relation to thesealing heads, means for rotating the heads and supporting devices inunison, and means for causing the sealing heads to descend and ascendfrom the supporting devices during such rotation, substantially asdescribed.

3. A machine for applying crown seals to bottles comprising a series ofrotatable sealing heads, means for automatically feeding crowns thereto,a series of bottle supporting devices, means for centering the bottleson said supporting devices, means for rotating the heads and supportingdevices in unison, and means for causing the heads prising a series ofrotatable sealing heads, means for automatically feeding crowns thereto,a table, a series of hottle supporting devices mounted in said table,means for adjusting the height of the table, and means for causing thesealing heads to approach and recede from the. supporting devices,substantially as described.

6. A machine for applying crown seals to bottles comprising a series ofsealing heads, means for automatically feeding crowns thereto, a table,a'series of bottle supporting devices mounted in said table, and meansfor adjustingthe table and supporting devices separately with relationto each other and the sealing devices, substantially as described.

7. A machine for applying crown seals to bottles, the combination of aseries of rotatable sealing heads, means for feeding crowns to themouthsof the sealing heads, a. table, bottle supporting devices mountedin the said table, means for forcing the crowns from the mouths into thesealing heads, and means for causing the sealing heads to approach andrecede from the supporting devices, substantially as described.

8. A machine for applying crown seals to bottles, comprising a series ofrotatable sealing heads, means for feeding crowns to the mouths of thesealing heads, a tucker bar for forcing the crowns into the sealingheads, and

means for reciprocating the said tucker bar and causing it to travel inthe same direction as that of the heads, "substantially as described. h

9. A machine for applying crown seals to bottles, comprising a series ofrotatable sealing heads open at their lower ends, means for feedingcrowns to the mouth of each sealing head, a reciprocating tucker bar forforcing the crowns upward from the mouth and into each sealing head, andmeans for causing the tucker bar after ascending to a point necessary tosecure the crown within each respective sealing head to travel in thesame direction as that of the said sealing head, substantially asdescribed.

10. A machine for applying crown seals to bottles, comprising). seriesof sealing heads, means for automatically feeding crowns to the mouthsthereof, a reciprocating tucker bar for forcing the crowns from saidmouths into the scaling heads, means for causing the tucker bar aftersecuring the crowns within the heads to travel in the same Y directionas that of the heads, a series of bottle supporting devices, means forrotating the heads and supporting devices in unison, and means forcausing the sealing heads to approach and recede from the supportingdevices during such rotation, substantially as described.

11. A machine for applying crown seals to bottles comprising a series ofsealing heads, means for automatically feeding crowns to the mouths ofsaid heads, a plunger for forcing the crowns from said months into thesealing heads, a series of bottle supporting devices, means for rotatingthe sealing heads and supporting devices in unison, and means forcausing the sealing heads to approach and recede from the supportingdevices during such rotation, substantially as described.

12. A machine for applying crown seals to bottles comprising'arotatableseries of sealing heads, a correspondingly rotatable series of bottlesupporting devices, a nonrotatabie device for feeding crowns to themouths of the heads and correspondingly non-rotatable means for forcingthe crowns into the heads, substantially as described.

13. A machine. for applying crown seals to bottles comprising a seriesof rotatable sealing heads,-a non-rotatable .devlce for feeding crownsto the mouths of the heads,-a

reciprocating tucker bar for forcing the crowns into thev heads, andmeans for causing the tucker bar to travel in the same direction as thatof the heads after forcing the crowns within the heads, substantially asdescribed.

14. A machine for applying crown seals to bottles comsurrounding theinner cylinder with a tendency to press the inner cylinder upward, anactuating plunger carried by the inner cylinder, means for automaticallyfeeding crowns to the mouths of the heads, a roller carried on top ofthe inner cylinder, stationary cams to engage with the said rollers topress the inner cylinder and plunger downward against the action of thespring, and a rotatable series of bottle supports, whereby the sealingheads are made to approach and recede from the supporting devices duringsuch rotation, substantially as described.

16. A machine for applying'crown seals :to bottles comprisinga series ofrotatable sealingheads, each comprising a main cylindrical body, a in11l6i cylinder, a spring surrounding the inner cylinder and supportedin the main body with atendency to press the inner cylinder upward, aplunger carried by the inner cylinder, means for automatically feedingcrowns to the mouth of the heads,- a roller carried on top of the innercylinder, stationary cams to engage the roller to press the innercylinder and plunger downward against the action' of the spring, atable, a series of bottle supporting devices mounted in said table, andmeans for adjusting the height of the table and supports. substantiallyas described.

17. A machine for applyingcrown seals to bottles comprising a series ofrotatable sealing heads, each compris- 4 body with a tendency to pressthe inner cylinder upward,

means for feeding crowns to the mouths of the heads, a yielding plungercarried by the inner cylinder, a roller carried on top of the innercylinder,,stationary cams to' engage the said rollers to press the innercylinder and plunger downward against theaction of the spring, a table,a rotatable series of bottle supporting devices adg ustable in saidtable with relation to the sealing heads, means for rotating the headsand supporting devices in unison, and meansfor causing the heads toapproach and recede from the supporting devices during the continuedrotation, substantially as described,

18. A machine for applying crown seals to bottles, comprising a rigidcolumn secured to a base, a top plate secured to the column at the upperend'thereof, a cam secured to the under side of the plate, a series ofrotatable sealing heads rotatable about the said column, each of thesaid sealing heads beingyieldingly and slidably supported within acylinder, a roller secured on the top of each of the said sealing heads,an actuating plunger in each sealing head, and a series of yieldingbottle supports rotatable about the said column, the said cam actinguponthe said rollers on the sealing heads whereby they are made to approaclr'and recede from the bottle supports during the continuedrotation, substantially as described.

19. A machine for applying crown seals to bottles comprising a base, arigid column secured to the base, a top plate secured to the column atthe upper end thereof, a cam secured to the under side of the plate, asleeve rotatable about the said column, a series of yielding bottlesupports carried by the sleeve, a'series of rotatable sealing headscomposed of a main cylindrical body, an inner yielding slidablecylinder, a spring surrounding the inner cylinder and supported in themain body, an actuating plunger in each inner cylinder, and a rollercarried on top of the inner cylinder, whereby the sealing heads are madeto approach and recede from the supporting devices during the continuedrotation, substantially as described.

20. In a machine for applying crown seals to bottles, the combination ofa series of rotatable sealing heads, each comprising a main cylindricalbody, an inner cylinder, a plunger within the cylinder, :1 springsurrounding the inner cylinder, means for automatically feeding crownsto the mouths of the heads, a plunger for forcing the crowns into thesealing heads, a series of yielding bottle supporting devices, means forcentering the bottles on. said supporting. devices, means for rotatingthe heads and supporting devices in unison, and means for causing theheads to approach and recede from the supporting devices during suchrotation, substantially. as described.

21. In a machine for applying crown seals to bottles, the combination ofa series of rotatable sealing heads, each comprising a main cylindricalbody, an inner cylinder, a spring surrounding the inner cylinder, aplunger within the inner cylinder, and means for automatically feedingcrowns to the mouths of the sealing heads, a plunger for forcing thecrowns into the sealing heads, aseries of yielding bottle supportingdevices adjustable with reia-' tion to the sealing heads, means forrotating the heads and supporting devices in unison and means forcausing the sealing headsv to approach and recede from the, supportingdevices during such rotation, substantially as described.

22. In a machine for applying crown seals to battles,

'der, a spring surrounding the inner cylinder, 8. plunger within theinner cylinder, means for automatically feeding crowns thereto, aplunger for forcing the crowns into the sealing heads, a series ofbottle supporting devices, means for rotating the heads and supportingdevices in unison. and means for causing the sealing heads toapproaclrand recede from the supporting devices during such rotation,substantially as described.

29.. A machine for applying crown seals to bottles, com prising a seriesof sealing heads, means for automatically flllllllg crowns thereto, aplunger for forcing the crowns into the sealing heads, and means forreciprocating said plunger, a table, a series of bottle supportingdevices mounlml in said table, and means for adjusting the table andsupporting devices separately with relation to each other and with thesealing devices, and means for causing the sealing heads to approach andrecede from the sup-' porting devices during such rotation,substantially as described.

24. A machine for applying crown seals to bottles, comprising a seriesof sealing heads, a table, a series of bottle supporting devices mounted'in said table, and means for adjusting the table and supporting devicesseparately with relation to each other and the sealing devices, meansfor automatically feeding crowns to the mouths of the sealing heads, andmeans for forcing the crowns from the months into the sealing heads,substantially as described.

25'. A machine for applying crown seals to bottles, comprising a seriesof rotatable sealing heads each comprising a main cylindrical body, aninner cylinder, a spring surrounding the inner cylinder and supported inthe main body with a tendency to press the inner cylinder upward,

a plunger carried by the inner cylinder, a roller carried on top of theinner cylinder, stationary cams to engage said roller to press the innercylinder and plunger downward against the action of the spring, and arotatable series of bottle supports, whereby the sealing heads are madeto approach and recede from the bottle sup ports,

substantially as described.

26. In a machine for applying crown seals to bottles. the combination ofa series of rotatable sealing heads,

" each comprising a main cylindrical body, an inner cylinder, a springsurrounding the inner cylinder, a plunger within the inner cylinder,means for automatically feeding crowns to the mouths of the sealingheads, a table, a

series of bottle supporting devices mounted in said table, and means foradjusting the height of the table, substantially as described.

27. In a machine for applying crown seals to bottles, the combination ofa series of rotatable sealing heads, each comprising a main cylindricalbody, an inner cylinder, a

spring surrounding the inner cylinder; a yielding plunger within theinner cylinder, means for automaticallyfeeding crowns to the mouths ofthe heads, a table, a series of bottle supporting devices adjustable tosaid table with re lation to the sealing heads, means for rotating theheads and supporting devices in unison, and means for causing the headsto approach and recede from the supporting devices during such rotation,substantially as described.

28. A machine for applying crown seals to bottles, comprising a base, arigid column erected thereon, a sleeve rotatable about said column, aseries of sealing heads secured to the sleeve, a hopper carried by thecolumn, means for feeding crowns from the hopper to the sealing heads,and means for causing the sealing heads to approach and recede from thesupports, substantially as described.

2!). A machine for applying crown seals to bottles comprising a base, arigid column erected thereon, a sleeve rotatable about said column, aseries of sealing heads secured to the sleeve, a series of bottlesupports also secured'to the sleeve, means for normally pressing thescaling heads away from the supports, means secured to the column forcausing the sealing heads to approach and recede from the bottlesupports, a hopper carried by the column, means for feeding crowns fromthe hopper to the scaling heads, and means for causing the sealing headsto approach and necede from the supports, substantially as described. v

30. -A machine for applying crown seals to bottles, substantially ashereinbefore described, comprising a series of rotatablesealing heads, atable, a series of bottle supporting devices mounted inthe said table, ahopper, a chute leading from the hopper to the mouths of the sealingheads, means for delivering the crowns from the hopper to the chute bymeans of guiding blocks in the hopper at the mouth of'the chute, wherebythe crowns are delivered in proper position to be secured to the bottlehead during such rotationof the sealing devices, and means whereby thescaling heads approach and recede from the supporting devices duringsuch rotation, operated by a single source of power.

31. A machine for applying crown seals to bottles comprising a series ofrotatable sealing heads, a non-rotatable hopper, a tumbling disk in thehopper, a chute leading from the hopper to the mouths of the sealingheads, and guiding blocks in the mouth ofthe chute to prevent the crownsfrom entering the chute in reversed position, substantially asdescribed.

32. A machine for applying crown seals to bottles comprising a series ofrotatable sealing heads, a non-rotatable hopper, a tumbling disk in thehopper, a chute leading from the hopper to the mouths of the sealingheads, and means for preventing the crowns from entering the chute inreversed position, substantially as described.

33. A machine for applying crown seals to bottles comprising a series ofrotatable sealing heads, a non rotatable hopper, a tumbling disk in thehopper, and guiding blocks in the mouth of chute to prevent the crownsfrom entering the chute in reversed position, substantially asdescribed,

34. A machine for applying crown seals to bottles, comprising a base, arigid column erected thereon, a sleeve rotatable about said column, aseries of sealing heads secured to the sleeve, a cage carried by thesleeve, a series of bottle supports carried by the cage, a hoppercarried by the column, a tumbling disk 'in the hopper, a chute leadingfrom the hopper to the mouths of the sealing heads, guiding blocks inthe mouth of the chute and means whereby the sealing heads are caused toapproach and recede from the bottle supports, substantially asdescribed.

:15. A machine for applying crown seals to bottles comprising a. base, arigid column erected thereon, a sleeve rotatable about said column, aseries of sealing heads secured to the sleeve, a cage carried by thesleeve, a series of bottle supports carried by the cage, a hoppercarried by the column, a chute leading from the hopper to the heads, atumbling disk in the hopper, and guiding blocks in the mouth of thechute to prevent the crowns from entering the chute in reversedposition, substantially as described.

36. A machine for applying crown seals to bottles com prising a base, arigid column erected thereon, a revolving sleeve around the columnsupported on ball bearings, gearing for rotating the sleeve, sealingheads carried by the sleeve, a cage carrying a series of bottle supportssecured to the sleeve, and means carried by the column to cause thesealing heads to approach the supports, and nonrotatable crown feedingdevices, substantially as described.

37. A machine for applying crown seals to bottles comprising a base, arigid column thereon, a sleeve rotatable on the column, a cage carriedby the sleeve and vertically adjustable thereon, bottle supports carriedby the cage, sealing heads carried by the sleeve in register with thesupports, and means for causing the sealing heads to approach and recedefrom the supports, substantially as described.

38. A machine for applying crown seals to bottles comprising a base, arigid column thereon, a rotatable sleeve on the column, an annular tablecarried by the base and vertically adjustable thereon, a verticallyadjustable cage on the sleeve surrounded by the table, bottle supportscarried by the cage, and sealing heads carried by the sleeve in linewith the supports, substantially as described.

39. A machinefor applying crown seals to bottles, comprising bottlesupports each consisting of a cylinder, :1 yieldingly and adjustablysupported plunger head in the cylinder, and a circular plate removablysecured to the sleeve and provided with notches in lts periphery tocenter the bottles on the supports, substantially as described.

40. A machine for applying crown seals to bottles comprising a rotatablesleeve, a series of sealing heads supported thereon, a non-rotatablehopper, a chute therefrom to the sealing heads, a shaft in the hopper, atumbling disk thereon, a pulley on the shaft, a pulley on the sleevescribed.

- main cylindrical body,

-Ward against the action of the spring,

seams? and a belt connecting the two pulleys to drive the tumbling diskfrom the sleeve, substantially as described.

41. A machine for applying crown seals to bottles comprising a rotatableseries of sealing heads, means for feed ing crowns to the mouths of thesealing heads, and a nonrotatable tucking mechanism comprising a pair ofdisks below the heads, means for rotating the disks in the samedirection, and a plunger mounted on the wrist pins one of which iscarried by each disk, substantially as described.

42. A machine for applying crown seals to bottles comprising a rotatableseries of sealing heads, means for feeding crowns to the mouths of thesealing heads, and a nonrotatable tucking mechanism comprising a ringgear rotating with the series of heads, a-pinion meshing with the ringgear. a second pinion carried by the pinion shaft, a pair of disks eachhaving a wrist pin, parallel shafts supporting the disks and havingpi-nions meshing with the second pinion to drive the two disks in thesame direction, and a plunger on both the wrist pins of the disks,substant.ally as described.

43. A machine for applying crown seals to bottles comprising a rotatableseries of sealing heads, means for feeding crowns to the mouths of thesealing heads, and a nonroiatable tucking mechanism comprising a plungerfor forcing the crowns from the months up into the sealing heads, andmeans for reciprocating the plunger vertically into the sealing head andcarrying it around with said head while being reciprocated therein,substantially as de- 44. A machine for applying crown seals to bottlescomprising a rotatable series of sealing heads, means for feeding crownsto the mouths of the sealing heads, and a nonrotatable tuckingmechanism, comprising a plunger for forcing the crowns from the mouthsup into the sealing heads, means for rotating the series of sealingheads, and connections from said rotating means whereby the plunger isvertically reciprocated into and out of a sealing head and at the sametime carried around with the head, substantially as described.

45. A machine for applying crow-n seals to bottles com prising arotatable series of sealing heads, each having a an inner slidablecylinder, a spring surrounding the inner cylinder and supported in themain body with a tendency to press the inner cylinder upward, a plungercarried by the inner cylinder, and stationary means for pressing theinner cylinder and plunger downsubstantially as described.

46. A machine for applying crown seals to bottles comprising a rotatableseries of sealing heads each comprising a main cylindrical body, aninner slidable cylinder, a spring surrounding the inner cylinder andsupported in the main body with a tendency to press the inner cylinderupward, a plunger carried by the inner cylinder, a roller carried 'ontop of the inner cylinder, and stationary cams to engage said roller topress the inner cylinder and plungcr downward against the action of thespring, substantially as described. a

47. A machine for applying crown seals to bottles con1- prising asealing head provided with a main cylindrical body, a slide thereincarrying a roller, an extension sleeve on the slide fitting in the body,an inner sleeve or cylinder secured to the slide, and a springsurrounding the inner sleeve supported at one end on the body andbearing against the slide at the other end, substantially as do scribed.

48. A machine for applying crown seals to bottles comprising a sealinghead provided with a main cylindrical body, an inner sleeve or cylindersecured to the slide, a spring surrounding the inner sleeve supported atone end on the body and bearing against the slide at the other, aplunger within the inner cylinder carried by the slide, and a springaround the plunger within the inner cylinder and bearing at its upperendagainst the slide, substantially as described.

49. A machine for applying crown seals to bottles comprising a sealinghead comprising a main cylindrical body, an inner cylinder in the body,yieldingly supported, a connecting plug threaded in the lower end of theinner cylinder, a plunger carried 'by the slide within the innercylinder and passing through the connecting plug, and crowning mechanismcarried by the outer end of the plunger, substantially as described.

:70. A machine for applying crown seals to bottles comprising a sealinghead, a main cylindrical body, an inner cylinder in the body, yieidinglysupported, a connecting plug threaded in the lower end of the innercylinder, a plunger carried by the slide within the inner cylinder andpassing through the connecting plug, crowning mechanism carried on theouter end of the plunger, and a threaded sleeve secured within the innercylinder and around the plunger for the purpose of limiting the upwardmovement of the plunger, substantially as described.

51. A machine for applying crown seals to bottles comprising acrowningmechanism provided with a plunger, :1 series of independent movablefingers annularly arranged about the end of said plunger and looselyattached thereto, the outer end of said fingers being shaped to form acon ical mouth to receive a crown, a conical mouth for guiding thebottle head to the crown within said fingers, a sectional ringsurrounding said fingers, provided with a pinrality of annular groovesin its outer surface, and spring rings in said grooves yieldinglycompressing said sectional ring and fingers, substantially as described.

52. A machine for applying crown seals to bottles com: prising a seriesof sealing heads, a rotating support for said heads, means forfeedingcrowns in line with the mouths of the moving heads, a plunger forforcing the crowns into the heads and means for reciprocating theplunger, actuated by the support of the sealing heads, substantially asdescribed.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature inpresence of two witnesses.

HENRY S. BREWINGTON. Witnesses: 7

E. WALTON Bnnwnvo'ron, MARY M. MAGRAW,

